Big debris flow hits Chamoson, Switzerland – August 7, 2018
A damaging debris flow hit the village of Chamoson, Switzerland late afternoon yesterday, August 7. It was caused by locally very intense rainfall, with surface …
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Intense flash floods hit various parts of Europe this week
The jetstream has been fragmented and weak across Europe over the past week or so, lowering the chances of organized thunderstorms. On the other hand, …
Intense wet downburst and flooding in Zaragoza, Spain – July 11, 2018
A severe thunderstorm hit Zaragoza, northeast Spain in the afternoon of July 11. Severe winds caused damage, as trees fell and damaged and destroyed cars …
Cutoff low to bring severe thunderstorms, torrential rainfall and flooding to parts of Greece – June 26-27, 2018
A large cutoff low is positioned over the central Mediterranean, bringing unsettled weather to the region. Intense rainfall and locally severe thunderstorms are expected in …
Torrential rainfall and floods for Greece in the next 3-4 days
Greece is in for a 3-4 day period of intense rainfall. Combined totals over the period in western, central and southern Greece are likely to …
Intense rainfall expected in Montenegro over the next 24-30 hours
Intense rainfall is expected across Montenegro and extreme northern Albania over the next 24-30 hours, with totals approaching 200 mm, locally possibly exceeding this value. …
Severe hailstorm, downburst and flash flooding in Istanbul, Turkey – July 27, 2017
An intense severe supercell thunderstorm hit Istanbul, Turkey late on July 27, producing an intense severe hailstorm with very large hail, severe straight line winds …
Severe thunderstorms across the Alpine region, north Adriatic, north Balkans – June 24 & 25, 2017 [Part 1]
The Alpine region, northern Adriatic and northern Balkans were hit by a series of severe thunderstorms over the weekend. A minor shortwave trough caused widespread …